Abolition of DB/DC transfers could spark liabilities 'firesale'

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The Department for Work and Pensions' plans to abolish transfers between contracted-out defined benefit and defined contribution schemes could lead to a "firesale" of final salary liabilities, a consultant warns.

The proposal - put forward in a consultation on the abolition of contracting-out for DC schemes - seeks an amendment to the Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out) Regulations 1996 and The C...

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